Cool story bro. It’s concise and does a great job of persuading me that LLMs are better at sales than incentivized salespeople. Wow.

Does everyone in Murca think that they’re billionaires? Wtf, how is this okay?

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In my mind liberalism=capitalism=conservatism.

Just because it’s got different pants on, doesn’t change its core message. Some have rights, while others are excluded. Liberals trade their freedoms for the security of the few at the top in-group.

The excluded “other” can change over time, but it is always excluded from those freedoms enjoyed by those at the top as long as there is conservatism, capitalism, liberalism, or any -ism.

I don’t know if there’s a working solution, but I know I’m anti-conservative.

There is no such thing as liberalism — or progressivism, etc.

There is only conservatism. No other political philosophy actually exists; by the political analogue of Gresham’s Law, conservatism has driven every other idea out of circulation.

There might be, and should be, anti-conservatism; but it does not yet exist. What would it be? In order to answer that question, it is necessary and sufficient to characterize conservatism. Fortunately, this can be done very concisely.

Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit:

There must be in-groups whom the law protectes but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect.

There is nothing more or else to it, and there never has been, in any place or time.

For millenia, conservatism had no name, because no other model of polity had ever been proposed. “The king can do no wrong.” In practice, this immunity was always extended to the king’s friends, however fungible a group they might have been. Today, we still have the king’s friends even where there is no king (dictator, etc.). Another way to look at this is that the king is a faction, rather than an individual.

As the core proposition of conservatism is indefensible if stated baldly, it has always been surrounded by an elaborate backwash of pseudophilosophy, amounting over time to millions of pages. All such is axiomatically dishonest and undeserving of serious scrutiny. Today, the accelerating de-education of humanity has reached a point where the market for pseudophilosophy is vanishing; it is, as The Kids Say These Days, tl;dr . All that is left is the core proposition itself — backed up, no longer by misdirection and sophistry, but by violence.

So this tells us what anti-conservatism must be: the proposition that the law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone, and cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.

Then the appearance arises that the task is to map “liberalism”, or “progressivism”, or “socialism”, or whateverthefuckkindofstupidnoise-ism, onto the core proposition of anti-conservatism.

No, it a’n’t. The task is to throw all those things on the exact same burn pile as the collected works of all the apologists for conservatism, and start fresh. The core proposition of anti-conservatism requires no supplementation and no exegesis. It is as sufficient as it is necessary. What you see is what you get:

The law cannot protect anyone unless it binds everyone; and it cannot bind anyone unless it protects everyone.

• Frank Wilhoit

There’s no such thing.

What happened to 90%?

50% of all your money is still too high!

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine please.

You have nothing to fear if you’ve done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide.

–Every MAGAT

Lol ty

Thank you! I wish my fellow Murcans were not as fucktarded as they sound when they open their mouths. But it’s actually far worse.

I was hoping you’d say Cap’n Gay.

Super gay, or gay², yassified.

It’s also how gay people reproduce.

A third person watches and is Become Gay, Destroyer of Sphincters.

But if a baby results, it’s hermaphroditic.

You’re gay if you watch.

No need to off yourself dude, just read a book.

Fake news.

BREAKING: IMPERIAL DEATH STAR OBLITERATES ALDERAAN, BILLIONS PRESUMED DEAD

By John Patriot, Fox News Galactic Correspondent May 5, 2025

IMPERIAL CENTER — In a show of overwhelming force that has sent shockwaves throughout the galaxy, the Galactic Empire’s new battle station, dubbed the “Death Star,” has completely destroyed the peaceful planet of Alderaan. Imperial sources confirm the planet was reduced to asteroids in a matter of seconds.

Emperor Palpatine defended the military action as “necessary to maintain peace and security” across the galaxy, citing intelligence reports claiming Alderaan had become a hotbed for Rebel Alliance sympathizers.

“This was not a decision taken lightly,” said Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin in an exclusive interview. “But when faced with growing terrorist threats from the so-called Rebel Alliance, we had no choice but to demonstrate the consequences of treason against the legitimate government of the galaxy.”

Republican senators praised the decisive action, with Senator Orrin Maul (R-Dathomir) calling it “a much-needed response to the weak policies of previous administrations that allowed rebel insurgency to fester.”

Critics on the left have decried the destruction as “disproportionate” and “an unprecedented humanitarian disaster,” but military experts note that the demonstration of the Death Star’s capabilities may prevent future conflicts by deterring other systems from harboring rebel elements.

Imperial military strategist Admiral Firmus Piett explained, “Sometimes you need to make an example. The destruction of one planet could save countless lives by preventing a prolonged galactic civil war.”

The Death Star, described as a moon-sized battle station with unprecedented firepower, represents the pinnacle of Imperial military technology. Sources close to the project say it was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, a testament to Imperial efficiency.

Princess Leia Organa, a suspected Rebel sympathizer and Alderaan’s representative in the Imperial Senate, was reportedly detained hours before the incident on charges of espionage and treason. Imperial authorities have confirmed she is being held for questioning regarding stolen technical data.

Markets responded positively to the news, with Imperial Defense contractors seeing stocks surge by as much as 15%. Economic analysts predict a boom in reconstruction and security sectors as the Empire continues its campaign to restore order.

The Emperor is expected to address the galaxy tomorrow from the Imperial Palace, where he will likely outline next steps in the ongoing effort to secure peace and stability for law-abiding citizens throughout Imperial space.

Fox News will continue to provide updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.

Fake news. The Death Star, if it exists, is nowhere near Alderaan, which also doesn’t exist, and we need nothing from it. Though it’s cherished immensely.

Paying for anything and then being stopped from owning it should be illegal.

What the fuck am I buying software for if not to own it and have my privacy protected while using it?

Fuck EULA’s and the companies trying to push the boundaries of acceptable behaviour 😤 just for a couple extra bucks selling our data to the highest bidder.

Yes, the US government has a longstanding ‘grab everything’ order in place.

It’s just a matter of whether they want to put the resources towards deciphering something.